Harper's Weekly, 1884. Hops is a perennial vine that can grow as high as eighteen feet tall. The bright colors and hands-on aspects of the hop harvest have captured the imaginations of artists and brewers for centuries.       HOME | OUR BEERS | OUR BREWERY | SAN FRANCISCO | STEAM GEAR | ABOUT US | OUR CRAFT © 2002- 2008 Anchor Brewing Company. Read our Privacy Statement | Acknowledgments